When talking about sports cars, it is important to make the distinction between cars which have been produced solely for this purpose, and normal road-going vehicles which have been modified to achieve sports car performance. One notable example of such a vehicle is the popular Golf GTI series.
Generally speaking, the term ‘sports car’ refers to vehicles which have the following characteristics:
2 seats
2 doors
Rear-wheel drive
Light-weight
Low ground clearance
A powerful engine (although this is not essential)